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FNUS75 KLKN 092321
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR JONES...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
421 PM PDT FRI OCT 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 PDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AS
WINDS OUT OF THE WEST TO SW AT 10-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. SATURDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE A BIT TO
15-35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. RH VALUES THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING WILL BE NEAR 10% TO 20% AREA WIDE, HOWEVER TROPICAL
MOISTURE FROM FORMER HURRICANE RACHEL WILL BE OVERSPREADING THE
REGION SATURDAY WITH RH VALUES RISING TO 20% TO 35%, OR HIGHER
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH.
FORECASTER...DOUGAN
REQUESTED BY...EMILY COCHRAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2623245.6/LKN
.DELDT 10/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NVEIC@FIRENET.GOV,JFRY@FORESTRY.NV.GOV,MORGAN.GURR@ELKOCOUNTYNV.GOV,JOHN.PITTS@ELKOCOUNTYNV.GOV
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